Call to Free Journalists Imprisoned in Cartoon Row
Via Reporters sans Frontières.
Reporters Without Borders today launched an appeal and a petition for the immediate release of six journalists thrown into prison in Yemen and Algeria for reprinting the controversial Prophet cartoons as part of informing their readers.
At least eleven journalists are being prosecuted in five countries and six have been jailed. Some face long prison sentences if convicted. Two editors in Jordan have been charged with provocation and encouraging disorder. Four journalists have been jailed in Yemen and charged under article 103 of the press law, which bans publication of anything that “harms Islam, denigrates monotheistic religion or a humanitarian belief.” Reporters Without Borders calls for all criminal cases among these to be dropped.
posted by Fergie @ 2/18/2006 09:08:00 PM
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